January 5th, 1982

Born on January 5th, 1982

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What happened on January 5th?

January 5th, 1970

A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck Tonghai County in southern China, killing at least 10,000 people and eventually spurring the creation of the nation's largest earthquake monitoring system.

January 5th, 1953

Waiting for Godot by Irish playwright Samuel Beckett, termed the "most significant English language play of the 20th century", premiered in Paris.

January 5th, 1949

In his State of the Union speech, U.S. president Harry S. Truman (pictured) announced: "Every segment of our population, and every individual, has a right to expect from his government a fair deal."

January 5th, 1941

Second World War: Australian and British troops defeated Italian forces in Bardia, Libya, the first battle of the war in which an Australian Army formation took part.

January 5th, 1925

Nellie Tayloe Ross was inaugurated as Governor of Wyoming, the first woman to serve as the governor of a U.S. state.

January 5th, 1922

Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton (pictured) died of a heart attack during his final expedition.

January 5th, 1919

The German Workers' Party, the precursor of the Nazi Party, was founded by Anton Drexler.

January 5th, 1757

King Louis XV survived an assassination attempt by Robert-François Damiens, who later became the last person in France to be executed by drawing and quartering.

January 5th, 1675

Franco-Dutch War: French troops defeated Austrian and Brandenburg forces at the Battle of Turckheim (pictured) in Alsace.

January 5th, 1869

Te Kooti's War: After surviving a five-day siege in the pā at Ngātapa, Māori leader Te Kooti escaped from New Zealand's Armed Constabulary.

January 5th, 1933

Construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge across the Straits of the Golden Gate, the entrance to San Francisco Bay.

January 5th, 1896

Te Kooti's War: After surviving a five-day seige in the pā at Ngātapa, Māori leader Te Kooti escaped from New Zealand's Armed Constabulary.

January 5th, 2009

In Eng Foong Ho v Attorney-General, the Court of Appeal of Singapore held that equality before the law was satisfied by a "reasonable nexus" between state action and the object of the law.

January 5th, 2008

Mikheil Saakashvili was decisively re-elected as President of Georgia in "the first genuinely competitive presidential election" in the history of the country.

January 5th, 2007

The Taiwan High Speed Rail opened, connecting Taipei and Kaohsiung.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 5th

Born on January 5th, 1982

44

Jaroslav Plašil

Czech footballer

*January 5th, 1982, Opočno

44

Takashi Aizawa

Japanese association football player

*January 5th, 1982, Niigata

44

Anastasiia Pidpalova

Ukrainian handball player

*January 5th, 1982, Kherson

44

Cirilo Saucedo

Mexican footballer

*January 5th, 1982, Mexico City

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Born in 1982

43

Nicki Minaj

Trinidadian-born rapper, singer, songwriter and actress (born 1982)

*December 8th, 1982, Saint James

43

Lee Chong Wei

Malaysian badminton player

*October 21st, 1982, Bagan Serai

43

John Mulaney

American comedian and actor (born 1982)

*August 26th, 1982, Chicago

43

Chien Yu-Chin

Badminton player

*October 24th, 1982, Kaohsiung

44

Birgitte Hjort Sørensen

Danish actress, born 1982

*January 16th, 1982, Hillerød

44

Leticia Brunati

Argentinian beach handball coach

*May 28th, 1982, Buenos Aires

44

Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen

Norwegian guitarist

*February 4th, 1982, Ålesund Municipality

44

Louis Bell

American record producer

*May 27th, 1982, Quincy

43

Miss Li

Swedish singer and songwriter

*July 21st, 1982, Borlänge

44

Jussie Smollett

American actor

*June 21st, 1982, Santa Rosa

44

Dwyane Wade

American former basketball player

*January 17th, 1982, Chicago

44

Christian Tiffert

German association football player and manager

*February 18th, 1982, Halle (Saale)

44

Christoph Letkowski

German actor and musician

*June 16th, 1982, Halle (Saale)

44

Verena Bentele

German paralympic biathlete and politician (SPD)

*February 28th, 1982, Lindau

44

Jessica Biel

American actress (born 1982)

*March 3rd, 1982, Ely

35

Anthony Delhalle

French motorcycle racer (1982–2017)

*January 11th, 1982, Chartres †March 9th, 2017, Circuit Paul Armagnac

43

Priyanka Chopra

Indian actress and singer (born 1982)

*July 18th, 1982, Jamshedpur

44

Kirsten Dunst

American actress (born 1982)

*April 30th, 1982, Point Pleasant

43

Elisha Cuthbert

Canadian actress

*November 30th, 1982, Calgary

44

Natalie Dormer

English actress

*February 11th, 1982, Reading

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1982 is a normal year and no leap year.

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